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Thirty-two teams kicked off the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Only four remain, namely Uruguay, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. FIFA.com wants to know which team you were supporting at the start of the tournament and which one you now want to lift the Trophy on 11 July. Simply click ‘Add your comment’ to [...]

JOHANNESBURG—Nearly a month, 62 matches and tens of thousands of vuvuzela bleats later, the World Cup is down to two title contenders: Spain and The Netherlands will meet in Sunday’s final at Soccer City. Spain’s veteran central defender Carles Puyol soared high in the 73rd minute from a corner to head into the German net [...]

George Tarrab’s company, Slider the UNscooter, debuted its product line in 2008 and quickly sold 250,000 ride-on scooters. Then came the downturn, and banks weren’t interested in extending credit to startups. Private investors were interested, but Tarrab didn’t want to give up an ownership stake in the Simi Valley, Calif., company. But Slider sales were [...]

On a crisp autumn night in 2007 in Wellesley, Mass., while most Babson College students were poring over books, Lin Miao and his business partners were in their dorm pouring Dom Pérignon to celebrate their college business hitting $1 million in sales. Less than a year earlier, Miao had partnered up with fellow Babson students [...]

6 tips for starting a business with little industry experience or business know-how Timothy Ericson can quickly sum up what he and his business partner knew about the bike-sharing industry before launching a business in the field two years ago. “We started from nothing,” says Ericson, CEO and co-founder of CityRyde, a bike-sharing consulting firm. [...]

Brazil coach Dunga and all of his technical staff have been dismissed after the side’s quarter-final exit from the World Cup, the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) announced on Sunday. The decision was widely expected after Brazil was beaten 2-1 by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals on Friday. The team took a 1-0 lead in the [...]

Buzz Up! Argentina coach Diego Maradona told a local newspaper his “chapter had ended,” although the country’s local football association and a close friend said he had not resigned. More StoriesGlorious Germany crush Argentina Maradona: Hardest day of my life ..”It’s done, my chapter has ended,” Cronica newspaper quoted Maradona as saying, two days after [...]

As someone who has been called a serial entrepreneur, I’ve had more than my fair share of experience starting new enterprises, turning around underperforming enterprises or re-vamping operations. During that time, I’ve learned a thing or two about some critical factors you absolutely need to know before you jump into the proverbial entrepreneurial waters. In [...]

It’s always good to have a plan for your sales visits that can serve as a quick reminder of the essentials. You can use this checklist as a review before and after each sales call to make sure you cover all the bases. Leaving a sales call and wishing you had remembered to ask a [...]

From jewelry designers to musicians, from shop owners to authors, everyone is looking for a way to sell products or services online. How do you begin, and what do you need to know about setting up and managing an online store for your business? Whether you do it yourself or hire a firm, you are [...]